A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 270 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (168 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/03/18 / 2018-03-10 15:14:34 / March 10, 2018 @ 3:14 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.672 West, latitude 56.4608 North, depth = 22.06 km. Event id: us1000d4j5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18663985, us1000d4j5. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:14:34 / 5:14 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 22.06 km (14 miles).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and two, in the last 10 days five hundred and three, in the past 30 days one thousand, one hundred and sixty-one and in the last 365 days two thousand, nine hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 270 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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